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Find similar grantsThe PROTECT grant program funds projects aimed at building surface transportation systems, including highways, public transportation, ports, and intercity passenger rail, that are resilient to weather events and natural disasters.
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Applications for Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Grant Program are due October 7, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
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Read articleOn August 25, 2026 a Ninth Circuit panel affirmed most of a sweeping injunction against HUD, DOT, and HHS grant conditions covering roughly $14 billion. The opinion sorts conditions into four buckets — and only one of them holds up. Here is what changed for every recipient of a federal award.
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